Quote: Original post by capn_midnight
clean up your shit? one should find that cleanliness leads to flyliless.

Obviously never seen an Australian summer!

Quote: Original post by Guthur
Spiders, though you aussies have some real nasty buggers, but seriously don't be so quick to kill harmless house spiders, best flycatchers :)

No kidding. This sucker can bite you through a boot, and is one of the deadliest poisonous spiders in the world, aside from being very aggressive:


But I guess you don't have anything on camel spiders... (warning: photo may be photoshopped)

about the crap stuff, ha ha I suppose I left myself open to that

Quote: Obviously never seen an Australian summer!

yes its even worse there, I hated it when the bastards used to burrow into my eyes (tearducts) even worse than going up your nose into your mouth.

Quote: U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FARMERS' BULLETIN No. 1408 THE HOUSE FLY[1] AND HOW TO SUPPRESS IT. (1938)

true they used to write official stuff like that :)
it seems quaintly foolish nowadays, like a lot of the b+w television educational programs etc

I doubt such advice is impossible in the states let alone here or in oz

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Quote: Original post by Codeka
Perhaps it's all the rotting carcasses you have lying around?

Probably bit rot from dead code. That tends to attract bugs. [grin]

horrible....

...rate++

Quote: Original post by BeanDog

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND ALL THAT'S HOLY! AND HOLY SHIT! WTF IS THAT!

Quote: Original post by owl
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND ALL THAT'S HOLY! AND HOLY SHIT! WTF IS THAT!

That appears to be two huge fuck off great big spiders. Holy shit indeed.

I suggest Modified Lasers.

Possibly on sharks.. :)

EDIT: Fixed your link. -jba

[Edited by - jbadams on March 17, 2009 7:50:10 AM]

Thanks for the spider pics. Trip to Australia = canceled. [grin] Where is the camel spider from? I'm not going there either. [disturbed]

At any rate, I think I'll stay safe at home with small harmless spiders my cats can safely eat. [wink]

[Edited by - Rydinare on March 17, 2009 1:43:32 PM]

Quote: Original post by Sirisian
In michigan in the summer we get these little nats [sic]that can go through the fine screen windows. Once in a while I'll have one get through and he'll buzz and run into my laptop. I just go into another room and turn on the light and turn off the lights in my room.

I those gnats are vinegarflies (look like fruitflies), they can be controlled. For these, you can soak a slice of bread (preferably light, as it make spotting easier) in vinegar and leave it out. This does a good job of attracting them and makes it easier to kill them with a spray. Another solution is a glass of wine. Not only does it attract them, but it also drowns them.

In regards to pests in generals, has anyone use those ultrasonic bug deterrers? Do they work?

For the lazy:
Snopes

Quote: These claims are all false. Camel spiders (so named because, like camels, they can be found in sandy desert regions, although they aren't technically spiders) grow to be moderately large (about a 5"-6" leg span), but nowhere near as large as dinner plates; they can move very quickly in comparison to other arthropods (a top speed of maybe 10 MPH), but nothing close 25 MPH; they make no noise; and they capture prey without the use of either venom or anesthetic.

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